By 1st Lt. Alex Juan 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Officer HAMMOND, La. – The Louisiana National Guard, family and friends bid an emotional farewell to approximately 30 Airmen of the 236th Combat Communications Squadron during a deployment ceremony held at Southeastern Louisiana University’s Student Union Theater in Hammond, Dec. 14. The squadron is comprised […]
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More than 3,000 Guardsmen, Governor in attendance By Sgt. Rebekah Malone Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Brig. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis assumed command as the adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard during the largest formal ceremony in 14 years at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, Dec. 10. The ceremony marked the
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By Staff Sgt. Denis B. Ricou Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – Approximately 120 Louisiana National Guard Soldiers from the 415th Military Intelligence Battalion returned home from a 365-day deployment to family, friends and fellow Guardsmen at the Gillis W. Long Center in Carville, Nov. 23. “This is a great day
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By Sgt. Robin Perry Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BOSSIER CITY, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 156th Army Band, 139th Regional Support Group, spent the weekend traveling around the state to support community Veterans Day events, Nov. 5-6. On Saturday, the unit spent the afternoon in Natchitoches attending Northwestern State University’s Military Appreciation
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BATON ROUGE – Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced the retirement of Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Bennett C. Landreneau from the Louisiana National Guard, and the appointment of Brig. Gen. Glenn Curtis as adjutant general. Landreneau will retire as the longest, current serving adjutant general in the nation with nearly fourteen years of service as head
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By Pfc. Joshua L. Barnett 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 1-141st Field Artillery Battalion (Washington Artillery) paid tribute to its fallen Soldiers during a wreath-laying ceremony near the unit’s monument at Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans, Oct. 15, 2011. “It is a great honor to be here to
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